A Christmas Carol (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1843
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Moral
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Ghost story, Satire
- Subjects: Values, Memory, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, Ghosts or apparitions, Dreams, Poverty or poor people, Spiritual life or spirituality, England or English people, Fear, Christianity, Death or dying, Lower classes, Greed, London, Holidays, Money, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Visions, epiphanies, or revelations, Victorian era or Victorianism, Christmas
- Locales: London, England
Places Discussed
*London. Scrooge’s first nocturnal journey is guided by the Ghost of Christmas Present, who whisks him from his bed on a nighttime journey to observe London’s joyful holiday season. They oversee Christmas delight in the Cratchit home, located in a poor section of London (where author Charles Dickens himself had once lived). Before this ghost withers away on the streets of London, he escorts Scrooge to holiday scenes among northern miners and coastal lighthouse keepers; he even whisks him out to sea to watch Christmas’s softening effect on rough sailors....
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Charles Dickens (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Charles Dickens (Censorship)Charles Dickens (Dictionary of World Biography)Charles Dickens (Short Fiction)Charles Dickens (Long Fiction)Charles Dickens (Mystery and Detective Fiction)
See Also:
- - For teachers, the A Christmas Carol Lesson Plan.
- - Read the A Christmas Carol text online.
- - A Christmas Carol summary and study guide in the eNotes.
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